Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords
Stay safe (Long, mixed, not guessable): Length: at least 12 characters (letters, digits and symbols all count). Mix: at least 3 kinds — small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols. Not guessable: no name, no year or birthday, no common word like password, qwerty or welcome. Break any one rule and the password is weak.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔐 “Qwerty!Fern25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 2.🔐 Is “Kite@27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Is “Kite@79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold.Tent.Ship71 (b) Vihaan2012
- 6.🔐 “Neem-51” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 7.🔐 “pondshipvinemango” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 8.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “drumtigershell44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “boattentmangosand” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelTentNest60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Is “dustneemtigercloud” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust@Shell@2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_Tent53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hill#nest#boat#13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) GoldKiteBell37 (b) Lake!33
- 18.🔐 Is “Pearl.42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent.hill.plum.59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Is “lotusvineship43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Is “leafrainvine22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password82 (b) Rain!Dust!Tiger35
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “password30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 “cornpondfern60” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 26.🔐 “Welcome!Seed30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest@65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestPondCloud32 (b) Meera2013
- 29.🔐 “lotusrainriverneem” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boat_mango_shell_63 (b) admin48
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel!43 (b) Cloud!Wolf!Drum29
- 32.🔐 Is “Toast!River!Chai53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Ananya-Mango-17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainWheelTent28 (b) Cloud.81
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai-13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) GoldLeafMango36 (b) leafdustfern68
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat_Lamp_Mango65 (b) neemgoldfrog31
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Ship@79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “tentwheellotusmoon” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nestseedcornlamp” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- has a common word
- weak
- 9
- weak
- Gold.Tent.Ship71
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- weak
- 4
- 4
- 3
- in your head
- GoldKiteBell37
- weak
- 3
- 9
- weak
- weak
- Rain!Dust!Tiger35
- 10
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- 4
- NestPondCloud32
- fewer than 3 kinds
- boat_mango_shell_63
- Cloud!Wolf!Drum29
- strong
- has a name or year
- RainWheelTent28
- 4
- GoldLeafMango36
- Boat_Lamp_Mango65
- 7
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
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